ArticleIntegrative medicine research2021
Dietary and herbal supplements for fatigue: A quality assessment of online consumer health information.
Article in Integrative medicine research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Evaluating health information provided to kratom consumers by good manufacturing practice-qualified vendors.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2023Article
- The Evaluation of Videos about Branched-Chain Amino Acids Supplements on YouTubeInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Mobile healthcare platforms' sustainability: The perspective of health information quality.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- A pilot study of the moderating effect of gender on the physical activity and fatigue severity among recovered COVID-19 patients.PloS one · 2022Article
- Kratom Use in the US: Both a Regional Phenomenon and a White Middle-Class Phenomenon? Evidence From NSDUH 2019 and an Online Convenience Sample.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2021Article
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundThe Internet is increasingly utilized by patients to acquire information about dietary and herbal supplements (DHSs). Previously published studies assessing the quality of websites providing consumer health information about DHSs have been found to contain inaccuracies and misinformation that may compromise patient safety.. The present study assessed the quality of online DHSs consumer health information for fatigue.
methodsSix unique search terms were searched on Google, each relating to fatigue and DHSs, across four countries. Across 480 websites identified, 48 were deemed eligible and were quality assessed using the DISCERN instrument, a standardized index of the quality of consumer health information.
resultsAcross 48 eligible websites, the mean summed score was 47.64 (SD = 10.38) and the mean overall rating was 3.06 (SD = 0.90). Commercial sites were the most numerous in quantity, but contained information of the poorest quality. In general, websites lacked discussion surrounding uncertainty of information, describing what would happen if no treatment was used, and how treatment choices affect overall quality of life.
conclusionPhysicians and other healthcare professionals should be aware of the high variability in the quality of online information regarding the use of DHSs for fatigue and facilitate open communication with patients to guide them towards reliable online sources.
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